AAR Manual of Standards and Recommended Practices

Wheels and Axles

RP-633

MD-12 AAR FAILED AXLE REPORT

FREIGHT CAR, PASSENGER CAR, AND LOCOMOTIVE
(DO NOT REPORT BURNED-OFF JOURNAL CAUSED BY BEARING/LUBRICATION FAILURE)

CAR INITIAL KIND OF EQUIPMENT DATE OF FAILURE TYPE OF AXLE

B—Box S—Stock (SEE SKETCH BELOW)
C—Cab T—Tank 2, 4, 5
F—Flat O—Other
G—Gondola 1—Loco. Switch.
H—Hopper 2—Loco. Pass.
CAR NUMBER L—Cov. Hop. 3—Loco. Road Month Day Year
P—Pass.
R—Refrig.

IMPLEMENTED 10/2013
LOCATION OF FRACTURE AXLE DIAMETER (INCH FRACTION) WHEEL MOUNTING DATE
JR—Journal WS—Wheel Seat 5 1/2 × 10—550
BA—Body of Axle SB—Support Bearing 6 × 1—600
6 1/2 × 12—650
7 × 12—700 Month Year

MANUFACTURING INFORMATION FAILURE ORIGIN

(see reverse side)
Manufacturer

Date of Axle
Manufacture Grade
Surface Damage
Serial Number Month Year U/G/F/H

Internal Damage

DID FAILURE RAILROAD JOURNAL REPAIR (V) FOR JOURNAL FRACTURE:

CAUSE REPORTING INFORMATION (if present) Was V Information On?
DERAILMENT MARKS

Y—Yes V Failed End

N—No V Opposite End

Nearest City of Failure: ______________________________________________ Date: ____________________________

Name of Person Mail to: WABL Committee Manager
Association of American Railroads
Completing Report: ________________________________________________ 55000 DOT Road
Title: ______________________________________________________________ Pueblo CO 81001
Address: __________________________________________________________ Phone: 719-584-0670
Fax: 719-585-1895

AAR Form MD-12 Failed Axle Report—Rev. 04/2013

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NOTE 4 NOTE 7 NOTE 6

11 – 66 66 A001 F
NOTE 5 NOTE 2
L T 00000 USS – H
ROLLER BEARING NOTE 1 NOTE 3
PASSENGER CARS 11 – 66
ONLY
NOTE 8 NOTE 9
USS – H
CIRCUMFERENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
OF AXLE END
NOTE 5
NOTE 7 NOTE 2 NOTE 14
NOTE 11
IMPLEMENTED 01/2014

01
NOTE 13

00
NOTE 12 V1BW Z-PRX-C

A0

00
F
T
66
Y-AT

0
ROLLER BEARING 5-89

L
FREIGHT CARS NOTE 6 NOTE 1
ONLY
11 – 66 X-BN-H
USS – H 8-85
NOTE 4 NOTE 8
NOTE 3 NOTE 9

AAR standard axle marking

Note 1. Laboratory acceptance stamp—for use by purchaser to marked prior to shipment by producer
Note 2. Serial number when specified (required after 1980)
Note 3. Mfg. Name or Brand:

AXIS Axis LLC (Paragould AR) OSW Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation (Japan)
BF Bumar-Fablock S.A. (Poland) QRRS Qiqihar Railway Rolling Stock Ltd (Qiqihar, PRC)
BSa/ Bethlehem Steel Corporation RW S. C. SMR S.A. (Bals, Romania)
CAF Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles (CAF) (Spain) SCOTa/ Scot Forge
CBa/ Cobrasma (Brazil) SFC or SFa/ Standard Forgings
CCC CCC CNR Changchun Railway Vehicle Facilities Co.,Ltd. SMI Sumitomo Metal Industries LTD. (Japan)
(China) SPTa/ British Steel (England)
CF Valdunes (formerly Creusot-Loire) (France) SSD Standard Steel LLC.
CSGR Shanxi Guorui Rail Vehicle Equipment Company Limited SW SWASAP Works (South Africa)
CHB Baotou (Mongolia, PRC) Ta/ British Steel (England)
CHT Jinxi Axle Company LTD. (Formerly Norinco Jinxi) (PRC) THM or TZ Taiyuan Heavy Industry Railway Transit Equipment Co., Ltd.
DDAP DDAP/RAX (Ukraine) TW plus a/ Hawker Siddeley (Canada)
DEL CNR Datong Electric Locomotive CO., LTD (PRC) UF Ural Forge (Russia)
DSS JSC Dneprospetsstal, Zaporozhye (DSS) (Ukraine) USS-Fa/ United States Steel Corp.
HM Huta Gliwice-Osie Sp. zo.o (Poland) USS-Ga/ United States Steel Corp.
JAW Standard Forged Products USS-Ha/ United States Steel Corp.
KWa/ Klockner (West Germany) V Valdunes (formerly Creusot-Loire) (France)
L Lucchini Sidermeccanica SpA (Formerly Temi) (Italy) WAP Rail Wheel Factory Indian Railways (Formerly Wheel and Axle
LCKZ LugCentroKuZ (Ukraine) Plant) (India)
LP Huta L. W. (Formerly Lucchini Poland) (Poland) ZB Bonatrans a.s. (Formerly ZAD) (Czech Republic)
MKa/ Makrotek (Mexico) a/ No longer in production
MRF Standard Forged Products (McKees Rocks, PA)
MW MWL Rodas & Eixos LTDA (Formerly Mafersa) (Brazil)

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Note 4. Month and year made

Note 5. Letter “T” stamped adjacent to the heat number or the serial number. Axle has been ultrasonically inspected by
the manufacturer (stamping not required after 1980).
Note 6. Grade of axle:
U Untreated
G Quenched and tempered
F Double normalized and tempered
H Normalized, quenched, and tempered
Note 7. Heat number
Note: Stamping mounting information on axles in these locations
Note 8. Conversion date
was discontinued October 1, 1972.
Note 9. X (wheel shop symbol)
Note 10. Converted axles must be stamped with the conversion date (Note 8. location) and the letter “X” followed by the
wheel shop symbol (Note 9. location). Manufacturer’s pertinent information must be reapplied to the end of axle,
if available (Note 1 through Note 7).
Note 11. Axles repaired by Specification M-967 processes must be stamped with the letter “V” followed by one or two
sequential numbers identifying the journals repaired and by the AAR-assigned identifying marks (Note 11.
location). Sequential odd numbers will be used to identify journal repairs and the end of axle on which markings
are applied; sequential even numbers will be used for the other end. For example, “V1BW, V23BRX” means
journal at marking end of axle repaired and followed later by both journals being repaired with journal at marking
end being repaired a second time.
Note 12. Month and year repaired
Note 13. Shops that finish-machine new axles, excluding wheel seats, will show the letter “Y” followed by wheel shop
symbol (Note 13. location). Axle manufacturers that finish-machine axles will use brand shown in Note 3 above.
Note 14. Shops that end face axles per Rule 1.2.7 will show the letter Z followed by the shop symbol (Note 14 location).

AAR Form MD-12 Failed Axle Report—Rev. 04/2013

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